Gridiron Days: Post helps kick off Benedict College football season

By Mr. Robert Timmons (Jackson)September 7, 2016

In line
1 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers in Training from Fort Jackson, S.C. line up for refreshments before the 2016 Palmetto Capital City Classic football game between the Benedict College Tigers and the Livingstone College Blue Bears Sept. 3. Fort Jackson commander, Maj. Gen. Jo... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Up in the box
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Presenting the colors
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Color guard
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Salute
5 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. 1st Class Luke Jefferson, the 282nd Army Band drum major salutes during the National Anthem before the 2016 Palmetto Capital City Classic football game between the Benedict College Tigers and the Livingstone College Blue Bears at Charles W. John... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
coin flip
6 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Maj. Gen. John "Pete" Johnson, Fort Jackson commander, flips the coin as Livingstone College Blue Bears team captain Jarius Richardson and Benedict College Tigers running back George Myers Jr. look on. The Tigers beat the Blue Bear 5-3 during the 20... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
on-field rush
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Elusive
8 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Tigers running back George Myers, Jr. tries to evade Livingstone Blue Bears tacklers during first quarter action of the 2016 Palmetto Capital City Classic at Charles W. Johnson Stadium in Columbia, S.C. Sept. 3. The Tigers, who went 0-10 and had not ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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Maj. Gen. John "Pete Johnson, Fort Jackson commander, the 282nd Army Band, drill sergeants and Basic Combat Training Soldiers helped kick off the Benedict College football season during the 2016 Palmetto Capital City Classic at Charles W. Johnson Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina Sept. 3. The Benedict College Tigers beat the Livingstone College Blue Bears 5-3 in the game.

Johnson flipped the coin before the game while the 282nd Army Band played the National Anthem and an Army color guard provided the colors.

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